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They lived prior to the Civil War on Upper Pond Fork of the Little Coal River. Micajah served in the 187th Virginia Militia. War records describe him as 6 foot tall, light complexion, gray eyes and light hair. They two oldest sons were killed during the war. Micajah suffered latent effects from the war due to an attack of pneumonia and jaundice that lasted several months. He made an application filed January 23, 1880 for pension due to his diabilities. The American Civil War was the first major conflict to affect significantly the in habitants of Boone Co. after its formation from Kanawha, Cabell, and Logan in1847. Members of the White family living there at outbreak of hostilities asserted their allegiance to the United States by joining the Union forces-Most with the Eighth Regiment Infantry Volunteers that was orginized in the Great Kanawha Valley in the autimn of 1861 (later to become the Seventh Regiment West Virginia Cavalry of the U.S. Army). Micajah and four of his sons volunteered to serve. He joined the 187th. Virginia Militia of West Virginia State Troops; enlisted in 1861 in Capt. Joseph H. Barker's Co. Micajah Goodwin White was Called "Goodwin" by all Who Knew him. He was a Miller By Trade. 1840 Logan Co (W)VA census page 75 line 11: Micajah G. White age 20-30; wife 20-30; 2 male children <5; one male child 5-10; 1 female child 5-10. 1850 Boone Co (W)VA census Dwelling #421: Micajah, 40; Matilda 34; Elizabeth 17; Benjamin 15; Joseph 12; William H. 10; James A. 8; George D. 3; Clarinda 1; Wilson M. 1 mo. 1860 census Chapmansville, Boone Co (W)VA family#204 taken 6-18-1860: Micajah 48; Matilda 44; Joseph 23; James A. 17; Clarina 15, George D. 13, ___W. 7; Francis 4; Louiza 1. 1870 census Baldknob, Crook, Boone Co WV taken 7-7-1870 page 9: Micajah G. age 59; Matilda 54; George D. 23; Andrew W. 17; Francis 14 (F); Louisa 11. 1880 census, Boone Co WV family #39, ED/Dist 3; page/image 5: Micajah G. age 68; Matilda 64; Frances 24; Louisa 21.

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